Windshield wiper



O. P. GREENSTREET WINDSHIELD WIPER Filed Oct. 18, 1950 Oct. 4, 1932.

Patented Oct. 4, 1932 oLrvErtP. GREENSTREET, or owENsvILLE, MISSOURI WINDSHIELn wrrER Application led October 18, 1930. ASerialzlo. 489,676.

.i The present invention relates to window wiping devices and more particularly to an attachment for a window wiper for preventing the accumulation ofice on the windishield.

An object of this invention is to provide a'devicefof this character which may be readily attached or mounted on a conventional Windshield wiper Vof either the melo chanical or manual 'type which is adapted to moisten the o-uter surface of the Windshield VVduring the movement of the Wiper.

' Another 'obj ect of this invention is to provide an absorbent attachment 'which is adapted to be moistened with a non-freezing fluid for wiping the Windshield with the Vfluid upon movement of the Wiper so as to prevent accumulation of ice or the like upon advantagesof this invention will `in part be 30* described in and in part be understood from the following detailed. description of the present preferred embodiment, vthe same beingvillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein y Figure]` is a detail side elevation of a dejvice constructed according to the preferredl embodiment of this inventionmounted on a conventional windshield wiper;

' y Figure 2 is la sectional view taken on' the A line'2-2 yof Figure l. o y

Referring to the'drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorrespondyingpfparts throughout Vtheseveral views, the numeral 110 designates generally a windshield wiper motor of any desired type which Y is provided with arockable arm 11 on the lower end of which is mounted a Windshield -wiping member 12. v The `Windshield wiper 5012 is adapted to be oscillated or rocked across nal' movement.

the outer surfacev of the windshield 13v which is mounted on a vehicle or the like.

In freezingtemperatures, the windshield wiper 12 is retarded' in its vswinging or oscillating 'movement by' reason of the accumulaf. |554 tion Aof ice on theouter surface of the Windshieldfl and in 'order Vto permit ythe wiper 12 to freely oscillate on the outer surface of thewindshield 13 and so asto prevent the accumulation of any ice within the path of the no Wiper-[12,1 have provided an attachment generallydesignated as 14, which comprises an elongated absorbent member 15 which it constructed preferably of felt or the like, and which is adapted to be saturated with an anti-freezing fluid. The fabric member 15 is secured to the wiper 12 by means of `a metal clamping body 16 which comprises a Ueshaped portion 17 engaging about the opposite sides of the wiper 12, the U-shaped body 17 being provided at the free ends thereof with reverted portions V 18 which engage the free ends of the fabric 15 and clamp the fabric 15 on the metal clamping member 16. The clamping arms 18 75 may be suitably indented, as at 19, so as to morel firmly hold the fabric 15 on the clamping member 16.

Y The clamping member 16 yis of such construction as to b e readily attached or detached from the Wiper 12 and is of such resiliency that when mounted on the wiper 12, it will hold the fabric 18 thereon against longitudi-V In the, use of this device, the absorbent body 14 is adapted to be dipped 85 into a liquid of anti-freezing composition and Y while in moistened condition placed on the wiper `12. The motor 10 may be then operated in the conventional manner or if desired, the wiper arm 11 may be secured to a manu- 90 ally operated Wiper.

The quantity of liquid absorbed by the fabric 15 is such as to permit the use'of the wiper for a considerable length of time, but when the wiper becomes substantially dry it may be readily removed from the Wiper 12 and `again dipped into the anti-freezing liquid land replaced for further operation.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that a relatively simple and at the same time prac- No i f f v 1,881,182

' tical device has been constructed which is y adapted to be Lused with any conventional Y windshield wiper andV` the device is so e011- Y structed-'as notito interfere-in any way with K 5 the normal operationfof the wiper parte.

Itis, of cours@` understoodV ythat various vchanges` and.' modiiieations maybe -inade in the details offconstruetion (and `design of the 'l above specificallydescribedembodiment of e loythis invention without departing from `the spirit thereof, such'ohan'ges andInodieationsvv Y lowing claim. l I claim=- f f V15 `A windshield wiping. element'conlpurising a v` UeshapedVY resilient clamping member` for clamping therein a windshield wiperblade," an absorbent wiping member engagingabout l the Outer surface of vsaid'v damping membeig'. y20"x and reverted securingfrneans. formed with each legof'said clampingfmembefoiasecuring saidwipinginember on .said clamping .membeiz v AIn testimony whereof'llliereunto affix my e 25 signatuiel- ".7 Y, 'A f OLIVER P.1'GREENSTREET;.

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